Rogers v. Martin

Citations

• 87 Fla. 204
• 99 So. 551

Syllabus

<p>1. In the trial of any case at law in the several courts of this State after all the evidence for the plaintiff shall h'ove been submitted, if it be apparent to the judge that no evidence has been produced on which the jury could lawfully find a verdict for the plaintiff, the judge may then direct the jury to find a verdict for the defendant.</p> <p>2. Where the relation of landlord and tenant is shown the tenant is estopped to deny his landlord’s title. Winn v. Strickland, 34 Fla. 610, 16 South. Eep. 606; Jones v. Allen, 63 Fla. 204, 58 South. Eep. 784.</p> <p>3. Waste and abuse of leased premises maybe stopped and: damages therefor recovered for appropriate action, but ejectment will not serve that purpose.</p> <p>4. During the life of a lease 'the lessee holds an outstanding leasehold estate in the premises, which for all practh^j purposes is equivalent t'o absolute ownership. The estate \\f the lessor during such time is limited to his reversionary inte;est which ripens into perfect title at the expiration of the leafed.</p>